The large majority of people on the boat are very friendly and it’s quite an international bunch. There’s me and another couple from the US – the other couple from Venice Beach. There was a family of 5 from Northern Ireland, 2 couples from Germany, 2 couples from France, 2 couples from Holland, 1 couple from Brazil, 2 couples from Sweden, and 2 couples from the UK and 1 couple from Belgium. None of the couples knew each other but nearly all were outgoing and friendly. I genuinely enjoyed talking with them and found most of them to be really interesting. We played Uno and poker, read books, and compared our Australian holidays – what had you done? Where were you going next? Most were spending 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks even in Australia and traveling all over. Even with that amount of time you can’t see it all. So my 2 weeks was just a sliver of all there is to see. We also enjoyed discussing things about our various countries and comparing and contrasting. They did take me to task a bit about being American -- for all our diplomatic blundering, international bullying, and Kentucky Fried culture and I was faced with some good natured ribbing but I think I held my own. J
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